GP Police Snared Man on Felony Warrant after Riverside Park Welfare Check
Grants Pass Police arrested a man on a local felony warrant while performing a weekend welfare check at Riverside Park.
According to the Police Department, officers responded to reports of disorderly conduct at the city park on Sunday shortly after 2 p.m..
Police said they contacted a 32-year-old male subject and found him to be displaying several signs of intoxication by a narcotic stimulant including erratic movements, muscle rigidity, lack of coordination, profuse sweating and the inability to stop moving.
Witnesses reported the man was taking his clothes off and "trying to smash his leg off with a rock." He was placed into custody between the 6th Street Condos and Caveman Bridge.
A routine records check revealed that the man was wanted on a Josephine County felony warrant for Parole Violation related to an unspecified criminal conviction. He was lodged at the Josephine County Jail on a no-bail detainer.
Posted on 5/21/24 6:14AM by Sam Marsh
